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U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive
October 6, 1981.

U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive October 6, 1981.

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US Patent 4,293,314:
Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive


United States Patent [19]

Stull

[11] 4,293,314

[45] Oct. 6, 1981


[54] GELLED FUEL-AIR EXPLOSIVE METHOD

[75] Inventor: Bertram O. Stull, Ridgecrest, Calif.

[73] Assignee:  The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.

[21] Appl. No.: 111,453

[22] Filed: Jan. 11, 1980

  • [51] Int. Cl.3 C10L 7/00
  • [52] U.S. Cl. 44/7 A; 44/7 R;

44/7 D; 102/90; 102/363

  • [58] Field of Search 102/90; 44/7 R, 7 E, 44/7 D, 7 A

[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

  • 3,539,311  11/1970 Cohen et al. 44/7 A
  • 3,634,157  1/1972 Batson 44/7 E
  • 3,685,453  8/1972 Hawrick 102/90
  • 3,730,093  5/1973 Cummings 102/90
  • 3,795,556  3/1974 Sippel et al. 44/7 E
  • 3,955,509  3/1976 Carlsen 102/90
  • 3,994,696  11/1976 Adicoff 44/7 A
  • 4,157,928  6/1979 Falterman et al. 102/90

Primary Examiner—Edward A. Miller

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—R. S. Sciascia; W. Thom Skeer; Lloyd E. K. Pohl

[57] ABSTRACT

1,2-Butylene oxide as a fuel for a fuel air explosive weapon. The oxide may be used either as a pure liquid or gelled with a gelling agent such as silicon dioxide, particulate carbon or aluminum octoate.

3 Claims, No Drawings

GELLED FUEL-AIR EXPLOSIVE METHOD
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention 5

This invention relates to fuels for fuel air explosive weapons. More particularly, this invention relates to a method for causing an explosion comprising the steps of dispersing a cloud of liquid fuel in the air and detonating the cloud wherein the cloud is composed of particles of 10 gelled or ungelled 1,2-butylene oxide.

1. Description of the Prior Art

Fuel air explosive weapons are now well known. A typical example of one is depicted in U.S. Pat. No. 3,955,509 which was issued to Gary A. Carlson on May 15 11, 1976.

Fuel air explosive weapons may be described as devices which, upon activation, cause liquid fuel particles to be dispersed in the form of a detonable cloud in the air and then detonate the cloud. 20

A number of fuels have been used in fuel air explosive weapons. Among these are ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. Because of the ease with which is cloud of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide can be detonated, these two materials are the most commonly used. However, 25 these fuels have certain drawbacks.

One drawback, common to both ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, is toxicity. Both materials are highly toxic. A concentration of 50 parts per million of

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